Women20 Germany 2017

Women20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group forming a transnational network of women’s organizations, female entrepreneurs associations and think tanks. The main goal of Women20 is to promote women’s economic empowerment as an integral part of the G20 process. In a broad dialogue facilitated by digital tools, expert meetings, roundtables and the final W20 Summit, W20 jointly formulates concrete recommendations to advance gender equality in G20 negotiations.

Diversity and full participation are essential for fostering resilient, sustainable and viable economies and societies, whereas homogeneous systems bear risks and uncertainties. Women’s economic empowerment is thus fundamental for a prosperous world and essential for economic growth, stable economies and social development.

In 2017, W20 will focus on the following four pillars:

Labour Market InclusionIncreasing the labour market participation rate and the value of work traditionally done by women

W20 Summit 2017

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Statements

Mona KüppersPresident National Council of German Women's Organizations

„Chancellor Merkel has high concern for women’s economic empowerment. Thus we expect from the G20 to come up with a consistent gender perspective with binding and measurable objectives. Under German presidency the G20 has to set new standards.”

Stephanie BschorrPresident Association of German Women Entrepreneurs

„Women represent the most important potential for economic growth: as employees, as managers, as entrepreneurs and as company founders. Unlocking this potential is one of the central tasks for the future of the G20."

Dr. Anja NordmannGeneral Manager National Council of German Women’s Organizations

“Equal participation must become a permanently established part of the G20 process as a basic principle of sustainable economic activity. To achieve that, we need binding, quantifiable goals that the G20 member states must commit to.”